Nexternal vs. Actinic
| Criteria | Nexternal | Actinic |
| Customer Service | Yes. Dedicated Nexternal Account Manager. Unlimited support. | Forums, email and/or paid phone support. |
| Completely Web Based Application | Yes. Can be accessed from anywhere. | No. Actinic is accessed from the merchant's computer. |
| Managed Hosted Solution | Yes. Nexternal manages security, redundancy, backups, etc. | Actinic can be hosted by a third party or by Actinic. |
| Software Upgrades | Yes. Nexternal manages software upgrades. | Merchant is responsible for installing software upgrades. |
| Always On Screen Shopping Cart | Yes. | No. |
| Create Shipping Labels | Yes. Create UPS, FedEx, USPS, or DHL labels from Order Management System. | Not Available within Actinic Application. |
| Real Time Rates | Available with UPS, USPS, FedEx, and DHL | Available with UPS and USPS Only. |
| Admin Access Levels | 7 levels of access. | 3 access levels. |
| Support for Inventory Kits or Product Bundles | Yes. | Yes. |
| Customer Select Preferred Delivery Date | Yes. | No. |
| McAfee SECURE | Yes. Scanned daily. Merchants can display badge. | Not included. |
| Drop Ship Feature | Yes. | No. |
| SSL Certificate | Included - Use Nexternal.com Certificate. | Additional Cost. |
| Multiple Ship To | Customers can place one order and ship items to multiple locations. | Actinic does not support multiple ship to locations. |
| Comparison Shopping Marketplace Feeds | Generated and uploaded automatically daily. | Available through 3rd Party Plugins. |
| Direct Checkout | Yes. | No. |
| eGift Certificates | Yes. | No. |
Actinic is a Trademark of Actinic Software Ltd.
This comparison is produced and hosted by Nexternal Solutions.
The Actinic comparison information on this page was believed to be correct as of 2/4/2009. Information was collected from Actinic's website (www.actinic.com) in order to compare it to Nexternal's shopping cart application. To report an error or discrepancy, please email
"The operational efficiency we have been able to realize through the software (management of off-line as well as on-line orders in one place, integration with freight carriers, CC processing etc) allowed us to grow 15% in only 3 months."
Dan Shamai
Old Country Bakery
Lenexa, KS
